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I Only Lie When I Love You

"I Only Lie When I Love You" is a hard rock track by English duo Royal Blood, released on June 8, 2017 as a single from their second studio album How Did We Get So Dark? Royal Blood are known for their bass-driven sound that mimics the heaviness of a full guitar-and-bass setup, making their songs particularly interesting to study for electric guitarists looking to explore tone, riff construction, and the creative use of effects.

  • Royal Blood is a two-piece band, bassist and drummer, yet achieves a thick, guitar-like heaviness through bass effects and octave pedals.
  • "I Only Lie When I Love You" was the second single released from How Did We Get So Dark?, Royal Blood's second studio album.
  • Learning this track offers insight into how powerful rock riffs can be built without a traditional guitarist in the lineup.
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Fender Telecaster

Royal Blood's Telecaster single-coils cut through heavy overdrive stacking without losing string definition, delivering the bright, articulate aggression that defines Kerr's signature tone. The single-coil design prevents the muddy compression that humbuckers introduce with extreme gain, preserving dynamics from picking nuance to full-force downstrokes.

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Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier

The Dual Rectifier's natural compression and harmonic saturation add warmth to Royal Blood's overdriven sound while maintaining clarity at high master volumes. Running the amp loud lets power tubes compress naturally, giving Kerr controlled sustain and punch without sacrificing the articulation essential to his minimalist, gain-stacked approach.

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